1965 Land-Rover Ambulance

This 1965 Australian ex-army Land-Rover Ambulance was used by the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (RAAMC). It saw service in Vietnam where it acquired the name Norma Jean painted on the front bumper bar.

Now beautifully restored by Steve Stansfield, even down to a "patient" on one of the stretchers, The ambulance won the best ex-military Land-Rover category at Cooma '98. Steve is a member of the Queensland Ambulance Service, also the Victorian and Queensland Military Vehicle Corps.

• specification: Army 80, design approved 10 June 1962, production approved 10 August 1962, manufactured: November 1965
• engine: Rover 2286cc (2 1/4 litre) 4-cyl petrol engine, as per series 2A
• transmission: 4-speed manual, 2-speed transfer case, part-time 4WD
• electrical system: 12-volt (twelve), H.D. Chrysler alternator
• wheels: 7.50x16 tyres, front 24psi, rear 46psi
• ambulance body: double-skinned aluminium with foam insulation, tropical roof
• colour: the vehicle was stripped back to bare metal, careful note being taken of the layers uncovered. It is repainted in Bronze-green, the official colour from 1953 to 1967. In Vietnam it was painted over with clear-matt and later olive-drab to render it less conspicuous.
• interior: room for up to 4 stretcher cases. Fitted with surplus WW2 stretchers, oxygen resuscitator, and other medical equipment.

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